Triturating machine



Sept. 25, 1945. H, H. WAGNER TRITU'RATING' MACHINE Filed Jan. 7, 1942 Z'Sheets-Sheet 1 H. H. WAGNER. 2,385,767

Sept. 25, 1945.

4 TRITURATING MACHINE Filed Jan. 7, 1942 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented Sept. 25, 1945 l TED STAT E S. II CE TRITURATING ACHINE 1 Harold H. Wagner, Cincinnati,-hio, 'assig'no'rzto The W. J. Fitzpatrick Company, Chicago, 111., a :corporation oflllinois 7.

ApplicationJanuary 7, 1942', s 425,865

- 3 Claims.

efieotiye for the treatment of various types of materials pr mixtures. p

Another object of the invention is to provide a .triturating machine in which provisions are made .for heating or cooling the material being treated. By this means,various materialswhich may be treatedmore eff ctive y it erat elevated temperatures or under refrigeration can be nan-1 Another object of the invention is to provide a triturating machine in which rotatable blades move across ,animperforate plate having transverse ribs thereon over which thematerial -is caused to pass ,by action of the blades.

.Still another object of the invention is to pro vide a closure plate for a triturating machine in which perforate and imperforate portions are connected end to end. In this construction, the material is treated primarily onthe imper forate Portion of the plate and the perforate portion forms a screen providing .a restricted outlet for the treated material. I V

The above and other objects, advantages and novel features-of the invention will .be apparent from the lfollowing description when read in conne tion w th the a co an n d a in s in which: n

Figure 1 is an axialsectionalviewof a trituratins .m ohin embodyin the n on;

,Figure 215 ,a perspective view of the plateand Screen; e

Figure 3 .is a section at right angles toFigure 1,; and c Figure ,4 ;is a perspective view of one of the blades.

.The machine illustrated is substantially ,similar in many respects to the machines more particularlydescribedand claimed in my ce-pending application Serial No. 272,208, and the (co-pends a p a ion o Elmer G- Mosousfi i l o, {115,163. Asshown, the machine comprises 3 casingor body ,portion having parallel sides In open atthe topiand tt m and c nnected by .end walls -I:l.. Thetopof thereasinsis adapt d v b cl sed by anover portion tnotshown) -.provided with an inlet opening through which :material te-Joe treated mayenter the machine. Adriving shaft all extends :between' the plates :and; is .rotatably upported herein lby means of bearin s .l 3 which are held ,in place by nuts Ill. Between the bear.- ings and the interiorroi the casing there are provided liquid seals t5 arranged in pairs and facing in. oppQSite directions so ,as to prevent entry of any oil flTQmjth b r ngs int t e i and leakage of any .ligiiid from the interior of the casing out into th earingss'ev a par s as es.cr. ibe.d may be as e bled on the shaft by ,means of nuts 16 threaded on to the shaft outside of the bearings and holdingall o: the parts assembled on the s aft as a. sanit- The n rmedia e portion of th sha t carriesa rotor ,body if! substantially cylindrical in shap .andiorm d Witha series of stag d pe ip e a s'lo'ts. B ade members in t e for of thin ,flat strips I8 extend into the slots and have openings 19 ,in'their inner ends to receive pivot pi s 2 I extending throug axial bores i the r o intersecting the slots. gThe pivot pins may .be held in assembled position by plates 22 on the opposite ends of, the rotor and whichare held thereonlby sleeves 23 seating against the beari es fi hus, a ver imple assembly is provided which can .easilybe taken apart, simply by removing one of thelnuts' 1.6,. there being no other fasteninemean The ends of the shaft outside of the-easi g ryorive pul eys .4 through which h 'sh may be rotated- P eera y two size of pul ys are pr vided, so that t e sha t may be driven'at either of two selected speeds. The p ovision .oftwo pulle s enables the a in :body to .beireversed so as to reverse th d rection o rotation of th ades without r quirin oomplete disassembly of the casing.

As best seen in Figure 4, the blades are sharpenedalong one edge adjacent their tip portions, as shown at 25, and are relatively square and fiat on their opposite edge portion Thus, by reversing the'direction of rotation, either the sharp ned' or the flat edge of the blades may be m d .t 'l adine ed e- The-open bottom portion vof the casingis adapted to be closed by a closure plate 26, having its edge fitting ,in grooves formed in the sides 10 -I3he plate 26 Iis of arcuate shape, adapted to lie .olo ely a ja en the tin circle o the blades 18.. and b rries on its inn surface a plural ty of axia y extend ng r .21- v s the i s .21 are formed by rectangular ,bars .welded or therwise suita y fasten d to the plat and presenting relatively sharp Ledges. As seen in Fi ure 3,-t ep1ate terminates short of the end f the l ts :in the sides 1,0 to leave an open space :fo out et o .ztreatedimsteriel .If des red,

. outlet opening.

these spaces may simplybe left open, but it is preferably closed by a screen plate 28 formed with a plurality of screened portions 29 intermediate its edges. The two plates are connected together in order to close any space therebetween by means of a slotted connection, shown as formed of a pair of narrow strips 3| secured to the opposite vedges -oi the plate 26 atits outlet end,:and..projecting beyond the endof the plate to leave an open slot. One edge of the screen plate 28 may be fitted .into this slot as lemons and limes, which may be quickly and effecthe frozen materials are efiectively thawed and mixed with other materials simultaneously.

7 Similarly, for treating heavy materials such as those containing relatively large quantities of "grease or wax,'it may be preferred to utilize a "heating medium inthe jacket. For other ma- ..terials, as for example, certain medicinal prodation, the plate 26 is formed on its outer con- -vex surface with a jacket 32 substantially-cos extensive with the. plate. Adjacent one, end the jacket is formed" with a threadedinturned flange 33 within which a plug is adapted to be screwed; Forv packing the jacket with a cooling material such'as solid: carbon dioxideor the like, the opening 33 may be closedby using a solid plug screw threaded therein. Howeve yjfor circulating the cooling or heating fluidthrough the jacket, a plug of the type shown in'Figure 3 is preferably'employed, and is formed with an inlet-open ingv 35 ,and an' outlet'opening 36 adapted to be Connected to "suitab e c ting conduits. In order that the incomingffluid may cover th tire. jacket, there is preferably provided a hate fle'or deflector 31"overlying the inlet opening 35 todirect fluid entering therethrough'toward theopposite end of the jacket.- In this manner, the fluid is caused't'o circulate'from the'inlet opening substantially throughout the length of the jacket and finally back and out through the In usefof themachinefit has been found that a large variety of materials may effectively be treatedforvarious-purposes.. For example,' in'- tiniate mixtures of dried powders may beiformed in which a small'quantityof one dried powder is uniformly mixed with a much larger quantity of 'aniothe'rij powder. In a like manner, various grea'syor 'waxy substances may be uniformly 'rnixed' with dried, powdered "materials, as for example in the manufacture of various medicinal andcosmetic products. Powders of substantially any desired degree offineness can be obtained by utilizing a s'cre'en' 'ati29' which will pass only a'fine powder, the mixingoperationserving at the same timeto .reduceth'e size of the powder particles. I 1

I have also found that various food products can advantageously be treated on the machine as described above. For example, peanutsmay quickly bereduc'ed to aivery'smooth and uni- 0 form butter by passing them" through the machine either with'or without using a screen at 29; For material of this type, it is preferable to arrange the blade's' idwith' their flat sides at the :carry the material through the machine asrapidly, and act on it a greater number of times dur-' -ing its passage from fthe inletto the outlet. --'-'Other'{ iood materialgwhich may advantageucts which are required to be kept cool, the jacket may'becooled by the use of any desired cooling medium.

' I have used formedicinal purposes. 'ieists have shown that an emulsion of this type may be' formed chine than with the nozzle;v

7 I have also found that various liquid's'inay be homogenized readily and rapidly, in the present" machine. For example, homogenized milk may be produced much more rapidly and much less expensively than with the usual nozzle type ho-f -mogenizer, since no high pressure on the milk is required, nor any highly restricted nozzle through which it must pass. For materials of "this type, the blades are arranged so that their 'leadingkdge," in. order to carry'the' material-.65, V

narrower than the closure plate to leave 7' edges thereof free toenter said grooves.

thinedges lead, it having been found that this construction reduces the power consumption and increases the homogenizing effect without reducing the-capacity of the machine. 7

While one embodiment of the invention'ha's been shown and described in detail, it will be understood that this is illustrative "only, and is not to be taken as a definition of the scope of the invention, reference being hadfonthis purpose to the appended claims.

Whatis claimedis:

1. A 'triturating machine comprising a casing having an open bottom-and spaced side Walls,;a shaft extending through the side walls and rotat able therein, a plurality of blades carried by the shaft in the casing, anarcuate closure plate for the bottom of the casing formed with a-series of axially extending ribs, a screen plate adjacent one end of the closure plate forming an outlet for triturated material, and a jacket'overlying and secured to and supported solely by the outer surface of the closure plate for holding'heating or cooling material in contact therewith, theside walls of the casing'being formed with arcuate grooves to receive and support the edges of the closure plate and screen and-the jacket being the 2. A triturating machine comprising a casing having spaced rigidly connected side walls' -with facing arcuate grooves, a rotor in the casing hav ing a series of blades thereon, an arouate imperforate plate having its edges slidably fitting in the grooves to support the plate in the casing, and a'series of axially extending ribs .on' the. inner 'ousl -y' be treated includes such-fruits as oranges, Side. of e plate'adapted o' closely adjacent found thatthe machine is highly'efiec tive'for forming various emulsions such, for ex-' ample, as the common emulsion of mineraloil, water and various calcium and; like compounds the tips of the blades and terminating at their ends short of the edges of the plate to leave the edges free to fit into the grooves in the casing sides the opposite sides of the plate forming a close sliding fit against the opposite sides. of the grooves to provide a substantially dust tight seal.

3. A triturating machine comprising a casing having spaced side walls with facing arcuate grooves, a rotor in the casing having a series of blades thereon, an arcuate imperforate plate having its edges fitting in the grooves to support the plate in the casing, and a hollow jacket secured to the convex side of the plate to hold a heat transfer medium in contact therewith, the jacket being of less width than the plate to leave the edges of the plate exposed so they may be received in the grooves in the casing sides.

HAROLD H. WAGNER. 

